Court autonomy targeted

The 2026 midterms gave Democrats control of the House and a 54–44 Senate majority, according to the article, raising the prospect of two years of conflict with President Donald Trump. The author argues that Democratic proposals to expand the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13 or more pose a greater threat to the court’s independence than the possibility of conservative justices retiring before 2028. He warns that court-packing could become law if Democrats later control Congress and the presidency.

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